Sunshower
For one American artist, Dan McCaw, whose work I admire, paintings are about contrasts and interesting shapes; about warm color played against cool color; about patterns of light balanced with patterns of dark. So this simple painting is about all of the above. It is not so much about the young woman herself, but about the striking elements she and nature afforded me one day.
Farm Charm
At one end of our scenic property in Chardon, Ohio, there was once a farm. A few well-kept buildings remind us of this fact. Today this charming antique houses some stored furniture for us, but the barn does not seem offended in any way.
Poppy Pose
Trekking our roads in springtime, I came upon this cheery-faced poppy. Not only the attractive burst of color, but the wonderful gift of poppy seeds for heavenly pastries wins my tribute. So I placed her in a little glass bottle and expressed my thanks in paint.
Pansy Whimsy
Such expressive faces begging to be painted! Their nodding heads agreed. This little box of beauties was a gift from my family for the springtime, and so I was inclined to memorialize them on canvas. These smaller flowers are more accurately called violas, but by any name…who can resist their attractive faces?
Decision
The dark warm color against the cool distance adds mystery to this young woman. She is at an entrance point and carries a flower of offering. The scene was inspired by a photo taken in the Philippines, and this is a sketch for a much larger painting of 16×20”.
